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Obituary/death notice. Santa Anita Park's iconic shoeshine attendant since opening day, December 25, 1934, Eddie Logan, has died. He was a former boxer and Negro League baseball player. He called himself a "footman" and worked at Santa Anita Park for almost 75 years.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31616
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. 1, 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 5, 2009
Pages
p. 1, 3
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Logan, Eddie - biography (1910-2009)
Item ID
31813AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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John Shear is gone but never forgotten at Santa Anita Park. Retired Paddock Captain John Shear died Tuesday at a rehabilitation facility in Arcadia. He was 102 years old.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36603
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
p. B4
Pages
December 15, 2023
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
p. B4
Pages
December 15, 2023
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Centenarians
Deaths
Obituaries
Santa Anita Park-2021-2030
Santa Anita Park employees
Shear, John
Wilson, Art
Collection
Newspaper Index
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